Welcome to the UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM). Established in 2006, the chapter’s aim is to bring together students who are interested in and study marine mammals from across the United Kingdom & Ireland. Find out more about us here.
We are excited to announce that the registration deadline for the 19th Annual Conference of the UKIRSC of the Society of Marine Mammalogy has been extended to the 15th of November 2024! Registration for general attendance and abstract submission for the conference held at the University of St Andrews from the 14th-17th of January 2025 … Read more
We are happy to announce that the 19th Annual Conference of the UKIRSC of the Society of Marine Mammalogy will be held at the University of St Andrews from the 14th-17th of January 2025. The annual UKIRSC conference is open to all UK and Ireland postgraduate students and provides an opportunity to meet and exchange … Read more
We are delighted to announce that the 18th Annual Conference of the UKIRSC of the Society of Marine Mammalogy will be held from the 9th to the 12th of January at the University of Liverpool. The UKIRSC conference is a free event that brings together students with an interest in marine mammal science from across … Read more
UKIRSC 2023 Conference Workshops One again we are pleased to announce three workshops for the upcoming January 2023 conference! The exact timings and locations are yet to be confirmed, but they will be spread across the three day conference so attendees do not have to choose between them. Futher details will be announced in the … Read more
We are exicted to introduce you to the UKIRSC 2023 committee! Julia Sutherland (SMRU, University of St. Andrews), Becca Hamilton (University of Manchester), Helen Hiley (Scottish Association for Marine Science), Maeva Terrapon (SMRU, University of St. Andrews) and Morgane Pommier (Atlantic Technological University (ATU)) from last year’s committee are joined by new committee members … Read more
UKIRSC 2022 Conference Workshops We are pleased to announce three workshops for the upcoming January 2022 conference! The exact timings of the workshops are yet to be confirmed, but we hope to be able to spread them out over the two day conference so that attendees do not have to choose between them. Further … Read more
The 16th Annual Conference – January 2022! Since the last conference in June, the organising committee has been working hard to develop another exciting programme. While we were determined to hold the next event in person, we have made the decision to hold UKIRSC 2022 virtually once more, given the uncertainty about winter restrictions. … Read more
We are exicted to introduce you to the UKIRSC 2022 committee! Laura Palmer (University of Bristol) and James Robbins (University of Portsmouth) from last year’s committee are joined by Julia Sutherland (SMRU, University of St. Andrews), Becca Hamilton (University of Manchester), Helen Hiley (Scottish Association for Marine Science), Maeva Terrapon (SMRU, University of St. … Read more
Registration for UKIRSC21 has now closed, and we have had a record number of students apply to attend and present their work. If you are one of them, we will be in touch shortly!
The UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter for the Society of Marine Mammalogy is pleased to announce: Registration for our 15th annual conference is now OPEN We welcome applications to present your work: Talk – 8 min (max) pre-recorded talk followed by live Q&As. Poster – available throughout the conference with the opportunity … Read more